Eghlid
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Eghlid (اقلید), is a city in Iran(Pars province).Its located on the high road between Isfahan and Shiraz, and the population is estimated to be 70,000. Eghlid is located close to the mountain chain Zagros and is one of the highest elevations among Iran cities (2250 meters). It is also close to the desert city of Abarqu, making it a city in the border of high mountain and desert. It has a dry and cold weather, and some of its mountain peaks are covered by snow throughout the year. It is an agriculture city and its main products are wheat, barley, potato, and fruits like apple, pear, walnut.
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Historical Background
During the Achamenid empire its name was azargarta.(source: partoye vahid dar asrare takhte jamshid پرتوی وحید در اسرار تخت جمشید )
Eghlid's name comes from "kelid," which means key in Persian. Up to the recent years, older people used to call it "kelil." The main reason behind this name is that it was the main gateway to Pars, and specially Persepolis in the old ages and the road called "royal road" used to pass through it. other routes to Persepolis were mountainous and difficult to pass.
Legend says that Eghlid was built by three brothers called Elias, Aslam, and Orjam. There are three main neighborhood (which used to be three castles) in Eghlid bearing the name of these three brothers: Eliasan, Aslaman, Orjaman.
Eghlid has many historical places dating back to pre-islamic era.
There is a very old mosque in the center of the city (jame' mosque)
Attractions of Eghlid
Related Links :
Eqlid - Aspas - Aspasia - Azargarta - Abadeh - Pars - Iran
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